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Arne/vsy Patented Aug. 19, 1952 l, UNITED STATES PATENT .oFFIcE DIESEL Moron stephen Jeneiek, Chagrin Falls, ohio Application December 23, 1948, serial No. 67,049

16 Claims. (Cl. 12S- 51) This invention relates to the art o-f diesel motors and is an improvement particularly upon the well-known Junkers type of motor.

`The Junkers type of moto-r is generally acknowledged by automotive engineers throughout the world as having the greatest thermal efficiency and as being capable of delivering the greatest output of power per cubic inch piston displacement in stationary application at low R. P. M. While the Junkers type of motor has proved very satisfactory in general, its application to marine installations, as for instance submarines, has resulted in failure because of the weakness of its long connecting rods betweenthe upper pistons and the main shaft below. vIn addition, the two extra cranks required for each cylinder, make the over-all length rather extreme in a multicylinder design and add considerable torsional reaction which causes vibration and consequent damage. In aviation motors, Where two crank shafts are used, these two shafts are connected by Aa train o-f gearing; and, while high speeds are possible for small bore motors, they are not practical in large bore motors or in motors f extremely high torque.

My present invention comprises certain improvements which are based upon the above considerations and also other improved features, all of which constitute objects of this invention, as will appear from the following description and claims When considered together with the accompanying drawings.

Accordingly, one object of my present invention is to devise a diesel motor which will require less space per horse-power than the previous form of motor above referred to, or any other motor so far as I am aware, and which will have less torsional reaction than heretofore known.

Another object is to devise such a motor with considerably fewer parts than any other moto-r known t0 me.

Another object is to provide an effective means for advancing the exhaust for super-charging, such means forming part of the mechanism herein described. n Anotherobject is to provide an eicient form of motor that will eliminate the troublesome -cylinder heads and the entire valve mechanism heretofore employed.

Another object is to devise such a motor with means Vfor delivering lubricating oil -to the pistons and'piston chambers under pressure so. as

to increase the operating efiiciency and to prolong the life of the motor.

Another object is to provide such a motor with I means, operatedby the engine exhaust, for operating air pump means for effecting the scavenging and super-charging operations within the compression chambers.

Another object is to devise such a motor-,With

an improved vforum of valve mechanism for effecting the starting and direction-changing operations.

Another object is to devise` such a motor with unitary means for changingfthe direction of operation of the same without changing the direction of operation of the lubricating oil and Water pumps. f

Another object is to devise such a motor with Ian improved fuel-injecting system.

Another object isV to devise such a motor -With animprovedfform of piston ring which will fit tightlyenoughto prevent @blowing of gases past the same and, at the same time, will itself provide dependable lubrication so as to preclude danger of over-heating 'and :thus prolong the life of the cylinder lining. y

Another ob-j-ect is to devise such a motor with improved means for effecting the removal of excess lubricating oil Within the piston chambers and for ensuring most effectiveand dependable :circulation of the same.

Another object is to devise a diesel motor ofA an improved design that is characterized Vby the several features of construction as herein set forth.

Fig. 1 is a side view of my improved diesel motor with part thereof in elevation and parts thereof shown in section;

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view, taken near the right-hand end of Fig. 1, and with parts shown in elevation; l

Fig.A 3 is a top view of my present improved motor with part shown in elevation and parts in section;I

Fig. 4 is an lenlarged view of lparts shown in Fig. 3

Fig. 5 is a view of the left-hand end of Fig. 1

and with parts broken away;

Fig. 6 is a view taken at the right-handend of Fig. 1 and illustrates the turbine Iair pump which is further, illustrated at the right-hand end of Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 illustrates the air valve for starting and reversing the direction of the motor, the position of this valve in the entire assembly being indicated at the right-hand end of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged view illustrating the lower right-hand end part of Fig. 1;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged view of the middle part of Fig. 2; I

Fig. 10 illustrates the sprocket drive means for operation ofthe fuel pumps [and the tubular air valve member 32; and

Fig. 11 showsin elevation one of the two companion disks which constitute means of adjustment in advancing the exhaust for super-charging.

of- 'disclosure is merely for the purpose of illustrationand that there might be devised various circulation of cooling ywater through the jacket modifications thereof without departing from the spirit of my invention as herein set forth and claimed.

In thefpreeent. form of illustration, thereis shown a two-cycle eight-cylinder'engine in which 5 each cylinder I has two pistons 2 with their compression ends facing each other so as to provide Y a 'compression chamber therebetween. That is* s' to say, this engine is of theV double-pistontype. Y Each piston has pivotally connected thereto a connecting rod 3, 3 which has crank connection at its outer end to the lower Aandupper cfanli shafts 5 and 5', respectively. At the .one end of the engine, the two crank shafts 5 an'cl have crankpdisks 6, 6 connected to the three-throw 'connectingjlinks '7 andv'V Winch, in turn, -have V'disklconnecti'ons v8 to thedrve shaft 9 midway ofV the height of the engine. This drivefsha'ft 9 `may be connected to a generator, in whichevent 'there maybe provided a vpropeller shaft connection 9 from the end of the lower crankshaft 5; or vthe drive shaft connection 9 may be employed for the propeller shaft.

The outerwallofeach cylinder is provided with fins I0 throughout 'aVA certain extent thereof for -thef purpose of cooling 'and equalizing the cooling lareaduring gas expansion; and there may be a vsurrounding the cylinders and these fins ID by means Vof, a water pump operated by the same 'shaft which serves to operate also the lubricating oil pump, as will appear from the following.

The interior of each cylinder'may'be provided "with a'dry type'of liner I I which may be made inthree'sections in eaclfrcylinder in v'order to facil- 'ita'te 'construction vas well as'assemblyl of thesame.

Each compression chamberis supplied with yfuel from a pair of injector'nozzles I2 located at dilametrically opposite points thereof and the fuel issuppliedftheretosimultaneously by the injector pumpsIS, a separate pumpbeing provided for the series of nozzles I2 on each side of the row of cylinders I. These fuel pumps I3 are operated through sprocket and chain drive connections I4 from lowerfcrank shaft 5 to the fuel pump shaft I3a and the rotatable hollow 'air valve tube 32, upon whichthef'uel pumps I3Y are mounted at'the two sides of the motor, respectively.

The exhaust gas is discharged from the-compression chamber, inv each instance, through'the 50 oppositely disposed apertured ports I 5 which open into .the two manifolds I6A along the two opposite sides of the engine. These manifolds IB lead the I"exhaust gases to the inlet chambers I1 for impingement-againstfthe'blades I8 of the turbine 55 I`9` and thence to be discharged through the'outlets 20. The turbine is thus operated by the ex- 1haust 'gases for effecting the introduction of outside air through 'the bucket vanes of the Venturi 'type of Vair pump 2I into the manifolds 22 along 60 the opposite sidesof the engine. Thence this out- `Asidelair is supplied through the slotted portsV 23 into each of the compression chambers for scavleng-ing the same uponreceding movement of the pistons; and this air will be subjected to com- 65 pression with the'fuel between the companion. pistons as they/approach each other. The bucket vanes are of such form that the'outside air is nrstdrawn inwardly through -comparatively re- 'ated by compressed air,is iilustratedin Figs. 3, 4 varid '7 ofthe drawing. 'Ihe rotatably adjustable 75 valve body 24 is mounted for manipulation by the conveniently located hand lever 25 at one end of the engine and has an axial bore 26 to which a conventional bottle of compressed air may be connected. Surrounding the valve body 24' there is the arcuate-shaped channel 2l which is provided `with the ports 23 and 28a at the two ends thereof forV communication with the radially extending Apassage 29 inthe valve body 24 so as to establish communication in either case from the bore 25 through the'channel 2'! and the conduit 30 to the air-.distributing rotatable tubular member 32 through suitable connection with stung box, as indicatedat 33a. One of the ports 28 corresponds to forward and the other port 28a corresponds rto reverse the two corresponding positions of the' valve body '2d beingy ninety degrees apart, as indicated in the present drawing. vThe forward, reverse and neutral positions ofthe lever 25l are indicated by the initial letters F',

-AsY stated, the air conduit -30 is Vconnected. to the rotatable hollow tubular valve member 32 which extends along one'side of the engineland which has suitably spaced air ports 32a that are located within the housing 33 provided for each lcylinder `and that cooperate with the companion Aports 33a of proper circumferential extent soas tofunction as an air valvermeans for distribution of the compressed air in properly timed sequence to the several compression Ichambers through the ynormally closed spring valve 34 in the wall of cach cylinder I, each valvef34' being adapted to be opened by the force of the compressed airand to be closed b-y its spring. In order to start the motor, it may be suicient to supplythe compressedair to only four cylinders; in which case,

`one of the fuel pumps I3 may be connected to the end vof vthe rotatable hollow'tube 32, as indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

The valve body 2li is provided also with the radially extending passage 35 which has communication with the boreZS and is adapted'to be vbrought'into registry at itsouter end with the open end of either the tube 3S or the tube 37, the open ends of these two tubesbeing spaced thirty degrees apart so as to ensure operation thereof -prior .to setting of the valve mechanism for either forward" or"reverse through the ports 28 and 28a. The tubes 3S and31 extend to air cylinder 38 and open thereinto at such points that the compressed airmay be effective upon opposite sprocket I4 for operation of the same and which has its interior surface of helical form for cooperation with the helical end portion 46 of the elasticshaft 47 driven from the lower crank shaft 5 of the engine. Slidablemovement of the sleeve 45, co-axially of the shaft 41 in one direction or `the other in the manner just described, will effect rotatable adjustment of the sprocket and chain mechanism It in the corresponding direction so as to obtaincorresponding adjustment of the timing forthe injection of compressed air for starting and also the injection of fuel, according to whether there is desired a forward or reverse drive of the engine.

With the arrangement of the bevel gear train 42 and the bevel pinion 43, as just described,` there pumps will be always in the same direction. Also,

as above indicated, this adjustment is effected prior to the setting of the air valve for either forward or reverse operation of the engine, this being due to the difference between the angles of thirty and ninety degrees, as above referred to in connection with the air valve mechanismA and as indicated in Fig. 7 of the drawings. i

The shaft 44 has suitable connection for operation of the upper and lower lubricating oil pumps of the gear type. The upperoil pump 48 is for scavenging and is adapted to force the lubricating oil from the sump 49 through a circuitous passage including the cooler 50 which may be provided with a water jacket in communication with the water jacket around the piston cylinders, as above referred to, and thence to the lower pump 5| which is intended to distribute the oil for lubricating the engine. 'Ihe pump 5I forces the cooled oil through the tubing 52 along the bottom of the engine, through the tubing 53 up along the side of the engine, and through the tubing 54 along the top thereof. The upper and lower tubings 52 and 54 have branch tubes 55 therefrom to each main bearing of the engine and intoeach partially hollow crank shaft. Reference will now be had :rst to the means for directing the lubricant to the lower pistons.

As a matter of expediency in mechanical construction, a hollow portion may first be formed along a straight line in the crank shaft, and then a hollow casting 56 may be placed with its open ends in registry with the transverse passages 56a therethrough. This casting may be set in position by means of screw bolts 51. 'I'he oil may pass from tube 55 through these passages, thence through chamber 58a and passages 58h to the tube 59 provided axially in the channel part of leach connecting rod and thence to a circumferen- -tial groove 59 in the outer surface of the piston vpin bearing 60.

From this groove 59 there is a radial passage Gla, through the endv of the connecting rod, the passage Sla accommodating the middle tubular portion of the curved member 6I which is held by coil springs 62 against the correspondingly curved wall'of the piston chamber and which is adapted to serve as an oscillating valve in conjunction with the companion opening 53 through the wall of the chamber 64 of the piston head 2 and into the same, as indicated in Fig. 9 hereof. Any wear will be taken up automatically by the springs 62. Within chamber 64 there is a depending baffle 66 which has an opening near the top thereof to permit passage of oil therethrough and thence to the upper end of tube 61 which extends at its lower end through the bottom wall of the chamber 64. The voil may fall by gravity from the lower end of tube 61 to the crank case therebelow and thence return to the sump 49. vThis oil will passthrough a filter 49' in the sump 49 and then be re-circulated over the same course as before.

Lubricating oil will be supplied to the chamber 64 of each of they upper pistons 2 in the same manner as above described in connection with the lower pistons 2. Theoverilow of this oil from the upper piston chambers v54', in each instance, will be through the tubeY 68 which has its lower end mounted upon the piston in communication with the chamber A|54' and whose l upper open end has slidable engagement with the inner wall o f the cylinder and is adapted to discharge such oil out through slot '69 in the cylinder rwall and into the channel 10, whence it may return by gravity tothe crank case below and to "the sumpV 49 for l're-circulation over the same course after passing through the filter 4 9'.

For the purpose of scavenging the chamber 64' within each upper piston, a small pump 'H may bemounted upon the piston and have communication with the interior of the chamber 64', thisy pump having a plunger 'I2 adapted for actuation'by the lever 13 connected'to the connecting `rod 3'. The oscillatory movement of the' connecting rod, in each instance, is suflicient for effective reciprocation of the plunger 12 through `the lever 13 so as to thereby ensurel movement of the lubricating oil from the chamber 64' out through the tube 68.

Each upper and lower piston is provided with a ring 'I4 of graphite which, by virtue of its inherent characteristics, may have suiiciently tight deterioration of the liner I I of the cylinder from vent invention relates.

over-heating.

` For the purpose of advancing the exhaust in what is known as super-charging, my present structure includes means which is peculiarly well adapted for adjusting the upper crank shaft in the given direction of rotation thereofand thereby changing the timing of the upper pistons with respect to the exhaust. With this in mind, I have provided one of the crank disks 6a in split circular form, as indicated in Figs. l and 11 hereof; and one of these two companion disks is provided with a circular series of closely arranged holes 6b about the margin thereofl while the other of these two companion disks has a bolt and nut 6c adapted to be secured in any one of the holes 6b according to the relative position desi-red there- 'for with respect to the other companion disk Ament `is made possible bythe fact that the center Aorvaxis of adjustment of the two-part-diskva is the center also of the circular paths described by the connections A, B and C between the other crank disksl 5', as indicated in Figs. 5 and 1l of the present drawings.

- Inoperating this engine, it is to be understood that the compressed air will be cut off as soon as the proper operation of the engine has been effected and that the operation of the engine will be' continued at the desired speed by manipulation of the throttle of the fuel supply means in the regular andV well-known manner. A single conveniently located throttle lever vand other means of control and regulation may be provided for both fuel pumps as a unit, the fuel pumps themselves being of conventional form.

My Vpresent motor possesses numerous practical advantages a's'compared with any and all other diesel motors known to me and some of these advantages will now be briefly noted while others will no doubt suggest themselves to those who are familiar with the art to which the pres- For instance, due to my three-throw link mechanism, the present motor requires lessfspace per horse-power,v which is a been eliminated in .a practical manner.

very important consideration especiallyinsub- YInarinesand locomotives; and the present motor ispositive and dependable 4in its operation, with ajdecided reduction in Vthe factor of torsional reaction. My present form-'of structure is peculiarly .swell adapted for adjusting the crank Yshaft in effecting the advancement of the Yexhaust -in super-charging. My present motor has at least one-third fewer parts thank any other diesel Ymotor known to me, and the heretofore troubler some cylinder heads and valvemechanism have Also, in my present motor, Ythe explosive forces are equalized Y Mypresent improved single and positive system .for circulating the cooling oil to and from the pistonsprovides a higherspeed of operation and `makes possible greater horse-power output. For instance, with my present `design of. motor,.there is vcontemplated, a high pressure oiling system of f from 500 to 1,000 pounds per square inch with an anticipated 7,500 horse-power at 1,000 vRP. M. Theutilization of the exhaust gases as a means of operating the high-.pressure air-turbine for scavenging and super-charging the compression chambers, constitutes another improvement,V as

does also my simplified means for starting and lreversing and the accompanying means for ensuring uni-directional` operation of the Water and lubricating pumps. lVIy particular form of piston ring'in this particularY organization and my particular arrangement of fuel-injecting meansfor the compression chambers, Vvprovide further eliciency withV respect to combustion and general performance. Y

What I claim is: ,1. Ina diesel motor, the combination of a vvrfilurality of cylinders, a pair of pistons in each of said cylinders with their compression ends facing each other to provide a commoncomroperating connection betweeny saidV crank shafts andsaid driven shaft.

2. In'a diesel motor, thercombination of a plu-4 rality of cylinders, a pair of pistons in each ,of said cylinders with their compression ends facing each other so as to provideacommoncompression chamber therebetween, means for introduc- .lng combustible fuel into the lseveral compres- Vsion chambers Vin accordancewith a predeter- .mined timing, a driven shaft, a connecting Vrod foreach of said pistons, crank mechanism providing operative connection between the'outer ends of thesaid connecting rods and said driven shaft, said pistons, connecting rods andcrank mechanism being providedwith lubricating passages, and means for forcing a lubricatingcme-Y dium through said passages underpressure. y

3. In a diesel motor, the combination ofV a plurality of cylinders, ay pair of pistons in each of said cylinders with their compression ends facing each other so as to provide a common compression chamber therebetween, means lfor introducing combustible fuel into the several .compression chambers in'accordance witha predetermined-timing.. a driven shaft,.a connecting` rodifor each y,ofsaid pistons, crank mechanism vproviding operative connection between the outer ends-ofsaid connecting rods and said driven shaft, said. pistons, connecting rods and crank V'mechanism being provided with lubricating passages, a lubricantreservoir, means for forcing a lubricant from said reservoir underV pressure through said passages, and means for returning the lubricant to said reservoir.y Y

A4.,.111 a dieselmotor, .the combination of a plurality .of cylinders, a pairof pistons in each ofsaidQcylinders with their compression ends Vfacing each other sc as to provide a common Ycompression.,chamber therebetween, means for introducing combustible fuel into the several compression chambers in accordance with a predeterminedtiming, a driven shaft, a connecting Yrod for each of said pistons, crank mechanism providing operative connection between the outer ends of saidconnecting rods and said driven shaft, said pistons, connecting rods and crank mechanism being provided with lubricating passages, a lubricant reservoir, means for forcing a lubricant from said reservoir under pressure through said passages, and means for removing `excess lubricant from said pistons and forreturning the lubricant to said reservoir. v

5. In a diesel motor,V the combination of a rplurality ofcylinders, a pair of pistons in each Yplurality of cylinders, a pair'of pistons in each of said cylinders with their compression ends facing each other soy as to provide a common compression chamber therebetween, a driven shaft, means of operative connection between said pistons and said driven shaft, said means of operative connection being provided with passages for distributioncf a lubricant therethrough, pump means for forcing a lubricant through said passages and for introducing combustible Vfuel into the several compressionchambers in accordance with a predetermined timing, means for op-l erating said pump means from said driven shaft, and .means for reversing the direction of operation of said driven shaft and for maintaining the direction of said lubricant pump operation unchanged.

'7. In a diesel motor, the combination of a plurality of cylinders, a pair of pistons,v in each of said Vcylinders with their compression ends facing each other so vas toV provide a common compression phamber therebetween,k a driven 1shaft,`means of operative connection betweenk tion of said driven shaft and for maintaining the direction of said lubricant pump operation constant, the valve means for maintaining the direc'- tion of said pump operation constant being timed in its operation in advance of that of the valve means for reversing the direction of said driven shaft.

8. In a 'diesel motor, the combination of a plurality of cylinders, a pair of pistons in each of said cylinders with their compression ends facing each other so as to provide a common compression chamber therebetween, a dry liner for each of said cylinders, a graphite ring upon each of said pistons for sealing engagement with said liner, and means for introducing combustible fuel into the successive compression chambers in accordance with a predetermined timing.

9. In a diesel motor, the combination of a plurality of vertically disposed cylinders, a pair of pistons in each of said cylinders with their compression ends facing each other so as to provide a common compression chamber therebetween, a connecting rod for each of said pistons, upper and lower crank shafts arranged above and below said cylinders, operative connections between said connecting rods and said crank shafts, said pistons, connecting rods, crank shafts and operative connections being provided with lubrieating passages, a lubricant reservoir, and a unitary means for forcing a lubricant from said reservoir under pressure through said passages and for returning the lubricant to said reservoir.

10. The same structure as recited in claim 9 hereof and in which there is included also means operated by the reciprocatory movement of the upper pistons for discharging thelubricant from the upper pistons.

11. The same structure as recited in claim 9 hereof and in which there is included also in each of the lower pistons an oscillatory valve means operated by the movement of the piston upon its pin for controlling the flow of the lubricant through the piston.

12. The same structure as recited in claim 9 hereof and in which there is included also means operated by the reciprocatory movement of the upper pistons for discharging the lubricant from the upper pistons, and in which there is included also means in each of the lower pistons that is actuated by the oscillating movement of the piston upon its pin for controlling the flow of the lubricant through the Piston.

13. In a diesel motor, the combination of a plurality of cylinders, a pair of pistons in each of said cylinders with their compression ends facing each other so as to provide a common compression chamber therebetween, a driven shaft, means of operative connection between said pistons and said driven shaft, said means of operative connection being provided with passages for distribution of a lubricant therethrough, pump means for forcing a lubricant through said passages, pump means for introducing combustible fuel into the several compression chambers in accordance with a predetermined timing, means for` operating said pump means from said driven shaft, means for supplying compressed air to said cylinders in predetermined sequence for starting the operation of the engine, means for simultaneously setting said air-supplying means and fuel-supplying means for either forward or reverse direction of operation and for maintaining the direction of said lubricant pump means constant. l

14. In a diesel motor, the combination of a plurality of cylinders, a pair of pistons in each of said cylinders with their compression ends facing each other so as to provide a common compression chamber therebetween, means for introducing combustible fuel into the several compression chambers in accordance with a predetermined timing, a driven shaft extending at ninety degrees to the direction of movement of said pistons and located midway between the opposite ends of said cylinders, a connecting rod for each of said pistons, crank shafts for said connecting rods, means including three-throw link mechanism providing operative connection between said crank shafts and said driven shaft, the points of pivotal connection for said threethrow link mechanism being arranged co-axially with respect to the axes of saidcrank shafts, said three-throw link mechanism including a twopart means arranged between the end of one of said crank shafts and said other three-throw links and co-axially with respect to its crank shaft, the parts of said two-part means being relatively rotatably adjustable, and means for securing said two-part means in adjusted position.

15. In a device of the class described, the combination of a plurality of cylinders and pistons therefor, means for introducing fuel into said cyl.. inders in accordance with a predetermined timing, a driven shaft, means of operative connection between said pistons and driven shaft, lubricant pump means, means for operating said pump means from said driven shaft, and means for reversing the direction of operation of said driven shaft and for maintaining the direction of said lubricant pump operation unchanged.

16. In a device of the class described, the combination of a plurality of cylinders and pistons therefor, a driven shaft, means of operative connection between said pistons .and said driven shaft, said means of operative connection being provided with passages for distribution of a lubricant therethrough, pump means for forcing a lubricant through said passages, means for introducing combustible fuel into said cylinders in accordance with a predetermined timing, means for supplying compressed air to said cylinders in predetermined sequence for starting the operation of the engine, means for simultaneously setting said air-supplying means and fuel-supplying means for either forward or reverse direction of operation and for maintaining the direction of said lubricant pump means constant.

STEPHEN JENCICK.

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